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critical 9.3

CVE-2012-3753 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of servic…

published 2012-11-09 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3700

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
35.1%
EPSS 35.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIME type.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/apple_quicktime_mime_type)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

35.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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